Conda activate not working?

Question

 gonzo  ~/a/packages  conda env list
# conda environments:
#
ppo_latest               /nohome/jaan/abhishek/anaconda3/envs/ppo_latest
root                  *  /noh         


        

Answer 1

Here's what worked for me using the Git Bash terminal in VS Code on windows in succinct steps:

1. source activate env-name - You should see your line appended by the (base) tag now.

2. After calling on source activate, I've found following conda activate commands to work: i.e. conda activate env2-name

What didn't work for Git Bash (as a VS Code terminal) for me: activate env-name and conda activate env-name.

Not exactly sure why this specific behaviour occurs on the Git Bash terminal on VS Code, but the accepted answer + this stackoverflow question I've found might provide clues.